Chris Lowney’s speech at the WUJA Congress 2013

About two months ago, a special event took place in Brussels (Belgium): the inauguration gala of Jesuit Alumni of Brussels (JAB), a new group among the WUJA-galaxy. In spite of the difficulties due to the pandemic, more than fifty persons gathered in the evening of 2 December 2021 in the Château Sainte-Anne of Brussels. Those…

Dear Friends,   As you may know, we are trying to answer and help on the new emphasis that the General Congregation 36 is making on Collaboration and Networks within the Society of Jesus and our apostolic body.  In order to better understand the expectations and meaning of collaboration, and the topics, channels and tools for…

Dear Alumnae/Alumni Dear Friends On this 31st July, feast of St Ignatius, let’s meditate on the words of this particular Jesuit that is Pope Francis. During the closing mass of the World Youth Day, he just said to the attending young people to care for our society in troubles and to be protagonists in this…

The Council of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni is meeting on 13th and 14th May 2014 in Cleveland, USA.   During this meeting, Alain Deneef, President of WUJA, and the Executive Committee will discuss numerous topics with the regional representatives of the Union.   They’ll also have the opportunity to meet their new Jesuit…

On Sunday 19th January 2014, the Church celebrated the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This day, initiated in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV, is meant to raise awareness among the faithful and all people of good will about the situation of people who leave their home, their land, their country, … for whatever…

Dear Jesuit Alumni and Alumnae, When Ignatius de Loyola’s leg got crushed during the siege of Pamplona on 20 May 1521, one — not even Ignatius himself — could hardly imagine what difference this wound would make in the life of so many people and, let’s put it the way it is, in the spiritual…